'Ring lap time predictions?
Burning Brakes
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I think it would be a bit slower than that, probably closer to the first C6 Z06 lap time. On Laguna Seca is just over 3 seconds slower than the Zor w/Z07 packages, I'd expect that gap to be even bigger over a huge track like the ring.
Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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They do, as I said earlier I am sure they will run VIR. They have released times for the ZR1, ZL1, and Stingray for the grand course.
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For the C7Z, I'm guessing ~7:10 for the usual 1-lap flyer and close to 7 flat to 7:05 for a Nissan-like testing program.
Melting Slicks
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There are a lot of Corvettes that run @ 'Ring. Ive seen everything from a C3 to a C6. Everytime a Vette pulls up a large crowd gathers instantly. It is something different than the usual 3rd series BMW (mostly beat up ones driven by idiots trying to drift them and failing miserably most of the time...) and the 300-350hp base Carreras...pos minivans and SUVs.
But I was just being sarcastic.
But I was just being sarcastic.
Instructor
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The Ring is a track that is most telling of how a car will perform on the road, as it has a huge variety of different corners, elevation changes, surface changes, camber changes, etc. That's why car companies from around the world tune their suspensions there - not just to set laptimes....
Melting Slicks
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There are a lot of Corvettes that run @ 'Ring. Ive seen everything from a C3 to a C6. Everytime a Vette pulls up a large crowd gathers instantly. It is something different than the usual 3rd series BMW (mostly beat up ones driven by idiots trying to drift them and failing miserably most of the time...) and the 300-350hp base Carreras...pos minivans and SUVs.
But I was just being sarcastic.
But I was just being sarcastic.
Melting Slicks
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From: Smithfield VA
I am sure people will call me a homer or whatever, but if the C6 ZR1 had been tested in a similar manner as the ACR or GT-R at the Ring it could run close to a 7:12. The point is I think the C7Z may have the potenial to do it depending on how it is tested and this will have nothing to do with them making a ZR1 or not.